What does Fierce mean?
Definitions for Fierce
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Princeton's WordNet
ferocious, fierce, furious, savageadjective
marked by extreme and violent energy
"a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happyadjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
cutthroat, fierce, bowellessadjective
ruthless in competition
"cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
boisterous, fierce, roughadjective
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
Wiktionary
fierceadjective
Extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage.
A fierce storm battered the coast.
fierceadjective
Resolute or strenuously active.
We made a fierce attempt to escape.
fierceadjective
Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
The lion gave a fierce roar.
fierceadjective
very, excellent.
fierceadjective
Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FIERCEadjective
Etymology: fier, French; ferox, Latin.
Thou huntest me as a fierce lion. Job.
Destruction enters in the treacherous wood,
And vengeful slaughter, fierce for human blood. Alexander Pope.Tyrants fierce, that unrelenting die Alexander Pope.
With that the god, whose earthquakes rock the ground,
Fierce to Phœacia crost the vast profound. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. Gen. xlix. 7.
This fierce abridgment
Hath to it circumstantial branches, which
Distinction should be rich in. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.A man brings his mind to be positive and fierce for positions whose evidence he has never examined. John Locke.
The ships, though so great, are driven of fierce winds; yet are they turned about with a very small helm. Ja. iii. 2.
Wikipedia
Fierce
Fierce were a British three-piece, all girl R&B group. They were signed to Colin Lester and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, and scored four hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1999 and 2000. The biggest of the hits, "Sweet Love 2K", was a cover of the Anita Baker song "Sweet Love".
ChatGPT
fierce
Fierce can be defined as having a strong, intense, and determined nature or character. It often implies displaying a great amount of aggression, power, or intensity in one's actions or demeanor. Fierce can also describe something as being impressive, wild, or vivid in its appearance or performance.
Webster Dictionary
Fierce
furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind
Fierce
vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious
Fierce
excessively earnest, eager, or ardent
Wikidata
Fierce
Fierce was a three-piece, all girl R&B group from the United Kingdom. They were signed to Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, and scored four hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1999 and 2000. The biggest of the hits, "Sweet Love 2K", was a cover of the Anita Baker song "Sweet Love".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fierce
fērs, adj. ferocious: violent: angry.—adv. Fierce′ly.—n. Fierce′ness. [O. Fr. fers (Fr. fier)—L. ferus, wild, savage.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FIERCE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fierce is ranked #67943 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fierce surname appeared 290 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fierce.
89.3% or 259 total occurrences were White.
5.1% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
3.1% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.4% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fierce' in Adjectives Frequency: #689
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fierce in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fierce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Fierce in a Sentence
I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman.
We got the name Pink Panther because when we started we were the first ones who had a pink lion, we added 'Panther' because we think it sounds fierce.
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now, this is not time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
It's one of the few moments that I felt like I really saw a 12-year-old there, she seemed like a fierce woman.
I was like,' Oh, my God. They are so fierce, it was just beautiful what you can do with your body and the way that you can express yourself through music. I've never seen anything like that.
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- عنيفArabic
- свиреп, заплашителен, буен, яростен, жестокBulgarian
- feroç, ferotgeCatalan, Valencian
- aktivt, truende, voldeligtDanish
- bedrohlich, wildGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- ferocaEsperanto
- feroz, fieroSpanish
- ژیان ، درندهPersian
- raju, hurja, raivokasFinnish
- féroceFrench
- fûlWestern Frisian
- fíochmharIrish
- fiadhaichScottish Gaelic
- վայրագ, կատաղիArmenian
- sengitIndonesian
- ferocaIdo
- feroceItalian
- 激しいJapanese
- ಉಗ್ರವಾದKannada
- 맹렬한Korean
- دڕندهKurdish
- feroxLatin
- felDutch
- voldsomNorwegian
- zawziętyPolish
- ferozPortuguese
- fioros, feroceRomanian
- неистовый, свирепый, лютый, грозный, яростныйRussian
- våldsam, tapper, aktiv, hotfull, resolut, skrämmande, viljestarkSwedish
- mabangisTagalog
- sertTurkish
- האַרטYiddish
- 激烈Chinese
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